Mechanical device for simulating water projection



L. SH OGRAN MECHANICAL DEVICE FOR SIMULATING WATER PROJECTIOQ March 24. 1925.

Filed March 12, 1923 A TTORNEI'S jection; andit .con sistsjiin'ithe combinations,

scribed: and claimed.

t as to provide an attractiveornamentf'fonthe a may be readily used in sho i iwindows with- Patented Mar. 24,1925,

I e i names.

AMEGHANIGAL aDEVIGELEORZSIMULATLNXG VWATERKBROJLEGTLEOEN.

n 'pncatiommed nar h 12, 1923. Serial rnoiezeesi.

To all whom it may 0 m:

Be "it knownt that; 1, LnonnRWSHoGRAN, citizen of theIUnited States and-= a resident of Ghioa-go; inthe county (if Cook and State of Illinois," have invented 2L==I1'6W";2Uld"-US6ful Improvement [in ili lechanieal iDeviees for Siiniilating lVa-terlProjee-tion; of ivvhichi the followingwi's a full; clear, "and exactdeseription. a v

My inventi011"-rela-tes to improvementsifin i mechanical device for simulating Waterproconstructions-'1 and arrangements herein ide- An object ene invention is to providea ofFiguret mechanical device fonvsimnlating watei projection which so: closely: "resembles an ordi nary stream ofwater that is practically impossible for :an observer to detect the'illu sion, even though he isfstanding quite close to the device. 7 r

A fur ther object of: my invention is'to provide adevice of the type described which makes use of a piece "otsubstantial ly transparent paper that isconical-shape'd and corrugated, and which has novel means for oscillating the paper so that the papertlose 1y resembles a stream of w'ater.

A "further I object'ef my invention is to provide a*device of. the type deseribed which is adapted to beplacecliin-ai'show window so Window.

'A" further object e f my 1 invention is to provide a device of thetype described-Which is adapted to have: more" than one artificial stream of Water flowing from the device these streams being actuated by common ine'ans. i

'A: further obj ectiof lnyfinvention :is to -pr0- vide afdevice oi? the typedesoi'libed iir-fwhibh streani can be readilyaeplacd, whereby the a devicewill last a relatively longtime.

, jO'ther objects and advantages will appear Zinthe"following specification, and the novel ifea'tures of the invention will be; particular- 1y pointed out in a the. appended "claims.

My invention is illustrated. in the accomvpanying .draWings forming part of .niy inventi'on, in Whibh f'Figure' 1' is ajfront "elevation of .thendevice showing onezenteriorform of the device,

FEigure"3;isa section alongthe line' s vanenlargedideta'il view of a 'ew of the end ofthe artificialstream,

*Eigure 6 isaside elevation ofainodified forinof the device; and i Eigure 'l'" isa plan view of another medi fiedfornrxof'the device.

In carrying out my invention I provide a r casing 1 and a supporting base .5111 the 1 present formaof' the device I have shown! the casing Land the base 2 asbeing constructed so as torclosely resemble stone. It is obvious thattllQi'BXtQllOli" surface of the device can *hechanged to any inateiial'idesired, and that r the shapeof' the device can also? bewbhanged. The column lacarriei's what apparently is vawater *receiving'bowl 3 andhalso a lions headli't. TThe stream-of'Waterthat seems to {beissuingfroni the lnOtltll'Oif the lions head iaand fioxving into the bowl piece'of tissue paper 5' that is conical-shaped and corrugated, (S66Flgtll6S 5). In Figure '3'I"'ha ve sho\vn thelower end of thepaper 5 as being-received in a Wire loop (3 which is Pdisposd beneath the. top of the bowl 8 and the exterior suiface: 'can be '"shaped2 in; any iris secured to. the casing 1. The Wirefloop G manner desired; the stream ifwvater issuing from any pa'rtof the "device; such as from a lions head or any other especial shaped outlet. v p v A further obj ect et" my invention is E to provide a device of the type described which out the disadvantage of having the moisture collect on the show windows asvis the case when real water displays a're used.

A furtherobjectofrlny invention is to provide! device which is extremely simple inconstruction and": in Wh-ieh the artificial mechanism.

"*keepsi thelowerendoof the paper" 5 in; vposiition, While/the paper is being actuated by a TZIHBRDSZ hereinafter described. It should be "noted that? the 'wirelloop cannot be seen TE fI'OHI iSl'IB front of the device,since it isxeon- *ceale drby the bowl 8. v

=Then1eans for oscillating the paper f) is disposed in the interior of the column 1 and '1 in the'present fornr the dei 'ice is operated l byan -electricunotor i'. Y The motor! is carriedeby'a board 8. 'illhe boaid 8 is=a part of a frame!)wvhiclrearities the paper actuating iln F-igure 4: I have shown the is in reality a It will be noted from Figure 3 that the arm 16 is carried by the frame 9 and positions the sleeve 13 so as to make the upper end of the paper appear to be issuing from the mouth of the lions head. The trunnion is held in place to the arm 16 by means of a nut 17' I have found that by rotating the paper 5 through two or three revolutions about its longitudinal axis in one direction, and then through a like number of revolutions in the reverse direction, the paper will more closely resemble a real stream of water than if the paper were continuously rotated in one direction or just merely rocked about its longitudinal axis without making a complete revolution in either direction. The motor 7 actuates a mechanism for rotating the paper first through two or'three revolutions in one direction and then through a like number of revolutions in the reverse direction, this mechanism being carried by the frame 9. This mechanism is clearly shown in Figures 2 and 3 and consists of a gear quadrant 18 that is rotatably mounted upon a stub shaft 19. The stub shaft 19 is carried by the frame 9. A crank 20 is also carried by the frame 9 and is mounted in a bushing 21. The crank 20 has a pulley 22 which is operatively connected to the motor 7 by means of a belt 23. The opposite portion of the crank 20 is slidably received in a slot 24 of the quadrant 18. From this construction it will be apparent that when the motor 7 is actuated it will cause the quadrant 18 to rock on the stub shaft19.

In the present form of the device I have shown only one piece of paper 5, this piece of paper being actuated by the quadrant 18 by means of a flexible rod 25, a wire 26, and a second flexible rod 27 the rod 27 being rotated by means of a pinion 28 that is in mesh with the quadrant 18. The flexible rods 25 and 27 are in reality coil springs. WVhen the quadrant 18 is actuated by the motor 7 it will rotate the paper 5 two revolutions in one direction and two revolutions in the other direction by means of the rods 25, 26, and 27. 1

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. A light 29 is disposed in the bowl 3 and is connected with the same source of current that actuates the motor 7 whereby the light will illuminate the lower portion of the paper 5 when the motor is being actuated. The rotation of the paper first two revolutions in one direction and then two revolutions in the reverse direction causes the lower portion of the paper to sway back and forth within the loop 6 so as to closely resemble the splashing of water as it breaks apart from the column of water that is issuing from the mouth of the lions head. The light 29 illuminates the lower portion of the paper, thereby making this portion of the stream more transparent, which is the case in a real waterfall. Moreover, the paper has a swishing noise when it is being actuated which sounds like the fall of water. The light throws the shadow of the paper upon the front of the column 1, this shadow flickering so as to make the illusion more realistic.

The device is especially adapted for show windows and provides an attractive ornament in the night time as the light illuminates the paper and a portion of the front wall of the casing 1. The device may have various uses other than that shown in the present form of the device.

In Figure 6 I have shown a slightly modified form of the actuating mechanism, this form being identical with the form disclosed, except that the quadrant 18 is adapted to actuate a plurality of pinions 30, these pinions being each connected to a strip of paper 5. In other words, in the form of the device shown in Figure 6, the quadrant 18 is adapted to actuate five papers 5. It is obvious that this number can be increased indefinitely, since it is merely necessary to enlarge the quadrant 18 and add as many pinions 3 as are desired. The pinions 3 are connected to flexible rods 31 which in turn extend from one side of the pinions. The quadrant 18 can be enlarged so as to form a complete gear, whereby a great many pinions 30 can be actuated by the same member 18.

In Figure 7 I have shown another modifled form of the actuating mechanism, this mechanism being identical to the form shown in Figure 6 except that the pinions 40 which are actuated by the quadrant 18 have flexible shafts 41 extending from both sides of the pinions. In other words, each pinion is adapted to oscillate two flexible rods 31. Thus the five pinions in Figure 7 of the drawings are adapted to oscillate, ten flexible rods 41. In this manner the number of artificial streams of water which are actuated by the same mechanism may be varied at will. The device is simple in operation, and closely resembles an ordinary stream of water when in operation.

It should be noted that the imitation stream of water need not be projected downion .-.frame, a conical shaped corrugated piece of in any direction desired, I

I claim: 1. In a device ofthe type described, a

tissue paper carried. by said frame, and

means for oscillating. said paper about its longitudinal axis.

2. In a device of thetype described, a

frame, a. conical-shaped corrugatedpiece of tissue paper carried by said frame, means for oscillating said paper about its longitudinal axis, said meanscomprising a'quadrant, a pinion actuated by said quadrant,

- a flexible rod operativelyconnecting said pinion to said paper, and means for oscillating said quadrant.

3; A device for simulating a water proing for oscillating said member, and means for loosely holdingthe lower end of said member, whereby an oscillation of said member will cause it to'swish back and forth in the bowl to closely resemble a stream of projected water, and also to sound as falling water.

4. A devicefor simulating a water projec-,

tion comprising a. casing having an imitation water outlet openlng and an lrnitation water receiving bowl, a member extending fromrsaid opening to said bowl and having the color of water, means opera'tavely connected to said member adjacent to said opening for oscillating said member, and means for loosely holdingthe lower end of said member, whereby a rotation of said member will cause it to swish back and forth in the bowl to closely resemble a stream of projected-water, and also to sound as falling water.

5. In a device for simulating a water projection, a conical-shaped piece of paper and means for rotating said paper, whereby said paper is caused to flare outwardly at its lower end to closely resemble a stream of projected water.

6. In a device for simulating a water projection, a flexible member adapted to flare outwardly at its lower end and having the color of water, means for moving said memher for causing said member to flare outwardly at its lower end to closely resemble a stream of projected water.

'7. In a device for simulating a water projection, a flexible member adapted to flare outwardly at its lower end and having the colorof water, means for moving said member for causing-said member to flare outwardly at its lower end to closely resemble astream of projected water, and means for illuminating said member.

8. A device for simulating a water projection comprising a casing, said casing having a water outlet opening, a basin carried by said casing, a member disposed between said opening and said basin, said memberha-ving the color of water, means for oscillating said member so as to cause sald member to flare outwardly at. its lower end, said means comprising arack quadrant, a crank for oscillating said quadrant, means for rotating said crank, a pinion in mesh with said quadrant, and a flexible shaft extending from said pinion to said member.

9. A device for simulating a water projection comprising a casing, said casing having awater outlet opening, a basin carried by said casing, a member disposed between said opening andsaid basin, said member having the color of water, means for oscillating said member so as to cause said member to flare outwardly at its lower end, said means comprising a rack quadrant, a crank for oscillating said quadrant, means for rotating said crank, a pinion in mesh with said quadrant,

a flexible shaft extending from said pinion tosaid member, and a light disposed in said basin for illuminating said member.

LEONARD SHOGRAN. 

